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Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk, 1990, Volume 160, Number 4, Pages 1–45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNr.0160.199004a.0001 (Mi ufn7508) 		 
This article is cited in 26 scientific papers (total in 27 papers)

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Physics of ball lightning

B. M. Smirnov

Institute for High Temperatures, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNr.0160.199004a.0001
Abstract: The present state of the ball-lightning problem is analyzed. Observational data on ball lightning are reviewed and analyzed. Analogs of ball lightning in terms of properties are discussed. Basic characteristics of ball lightning are identified. They include a rigid framework, a chemical method of internal energy storage, and a spotty emission structure. The spottiness results from the existence of a large number of small hot zones which are responsible for the emission. Problems to be resolved are pointed out. Some models which might be of assistance here are described.
English version:
Physics–Uspekhi, 1990, Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 261–288
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1070/PU1990v033n04ABEH002573
Document Type: Article
UDC: 551.594.2
PACS: 92.60.Pw, 92.60.Vb
Language: Russian
Citation: B. M. Smirnov, “Physics of ball lightning”, UFN, 160:4 (1990), 1–45; Phys. Usp., 33:4 (1990), 261–288
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